The theft was not discovered until after the pair left the store, police said. A sales clerk saw that several items were missing, and then checked surveillance video to confirm.

Another local police department said the man was spotted stealing from the Victoria’s Secret store at the Galleria.

A description of the man and his vehicle matched what detectives reported in Richmond Heights.

Days later, the same man was arrested at the West County store. An officer made contact with him, and made an arrest following a search of the man’s car, police said.

“With his consent, [they] recovered a majority of the merchandise,” Det. Broughton said. “Along with security tags, and security features used to remove those security tags.”

The identity of the woman seen on surveillance May 31st is unclear, police said. The two were seen arriving and leaving together in the same car. The case against the man has been forwarded to the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s office for review.